Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 834 › Conversation 834-007

Nixon & Bull on Edward E. David Jr. and Ronald Ziegler

Friday, January 5, 1973 · 2:20 PM–2:21 PM ET · Oval Office · 1 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.Conversation834-007 on Tape 834StartFriday, January 5, 1973 at 2:20 PMEndFriday, January 5, 1973 at 2:21 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 834-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon met briefly with his personal aide, Stephen B. Bull, to address administrative and logistical arrangements for upcoming visits. Their discussion focused on the provision of cars for guests and the scheduling of official photographs involving Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler and White House photographer Ollie Atkins. Additionally, they briefly touched upon the procurement of an ashtray for Edward E. David, Jr. and the associated costs of ceremonial pins.

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NARA Description

On January 5, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:20 pm to 2:21 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 834-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 834-7

Date: January 5, 1973
Time: 2:20 pm - 2:21 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull.

       Cars for visitors

       Photographs
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                    NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM

                                                               Conversation No. 834-7 (cont’d)

              -Ronald L. Ziegler
              -Oliver F. (“Ollie”) Atkins

       Ashtray for Edward E. David, Jr.
            -Cost of pins

Bull left at 2:21 pm.

Also recorded on January 5, 1973

  • 394-009 1:08 PM · 10 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building on an unknown date, sometime between 1:08 pm on January 5, 1973 and 2:56 pm on January 8, 1973.
  • 834-004 1:57 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 1:57 pm and 2:03 pm.
  • 834-005 2:03 PM · 55 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:03 pm to 2:04 pm.
  • 834-006 2:04 PM · 23 sec — President Richard M. Nixon, S. Zalman Shazar, Yitzhak Rabin, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:04 pm to 2:19 pm.
  • 834-008 2:22 PM · 10 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dr. Edward E. David, Jr., and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:22 pm to 2:30 pm.
  • 834-009 2:30 PM · 41 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 2:30 pm to 2:31 pm.
  • 834-010 2:31 PM · 27 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dong Jo Kim, Kim Chong-pil, Kim Yong-sik, Carl Han, Henry Sullivan, Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 2:31 pm and 3:03 pm.
  • 834-011 3:03 PM · 33 min — President Richard M. Nixon, John M. ("Jack") Lynch, Frank E. Fitzsimmons, Col. Richard T. Kennedy, and Oliver F. ("Ollie") Atkins met in the Oval Office of the White House from 3:03 pm to 3:36 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 834-007, January 5, 1973. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/834-007 (accessed October 25, 2026).